BEFORE: While Selena Gomez has reluctantly accepted playing second fiddle to Jessica Lowndes on the Lioness Club of America order of merit, things don't look so smooth over in Keira Knightley's corner. The British veteran has been swamped by the wave of new talent flooding the flyweight division during the last couple of years and even her once so formidable spot on the Empire Boxing roster seems a distant memory now. Several pundits label her as the forgotten girl of FCBA but it's difficult to remain in the limelight whle averaging one fight per year which is the case with Knightley since 2012. She plans to strike it big tonight though and prove she still has what it takes to make the headlines.

Selena Gomez wears a turquoise bikini set and black gloves. Black hair tied in a sleek ponytail. Keira Knightley wears a red bikini set and white gloves. Long dark brown hair tied in a curly ponytail. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the flyweight division.

Round 1:
Cautious start from the Brit allows Selena to step in with immediate pressure and score well up the middle while Keira's guard barely withstands the early test. Lack of confidence and results must play on Knightley's mind regardless of her past success and Gomez is set to take full advantage of that as she whips steady point-blank assault forcing the older brunette on the back foot and hassling her down into the corner thereafter. Keira loops single shots from behind the guard but fails to embrace the American's barrage and Selena signs off a dominant performance with a clubbing hook on the guts that leaves the Brit gasping for air at the bell.

Round 2:
Keira finally shows some aggressive edge and beats Selena for the initial punch which enables her to score a flurry of close range jabs during the opening minute. Gomez refuses to buckle under pressure but struggles to tame the English heat and must yield real estate to avoid further damage. Keira is two inches taller and has the superior reach though so she adapts well to the retreat and sinks the American with a clubbing hook on the eye before a follow up tangle reels Gomez butt-in-ropes. Knightley reigns supreme in the dominant position but switches her attacks on the body to explore Selena's old weakness and the desperate high earmuff defense simply doesn't do it's job with Keira drilling the ribcage to claim the round in ultra-confident fashion.

Round 3:
Knightley keeps her foot on the gas pedal and dominates the mid distance tussle as Gomey's precision goes AWOL and leaves her reeling on the heels after another clubbing hook finds her brow ridge. Keira spices things up with another hook from the other side and stacks the fellow brunette on the ropes where she resumes the body assault and makes Selena moan in pain. Those are heav shots that punish the Latin ribcage and Gomez can only clinch the Brit in order to survive but eats a belting hook on the liver area which bends her to the side and allows Knightley to finish off her drive with a nasty uppercut on the jaw just before the bell. Gomez looks stunned as she holds her chin while Keira shouts to herself looking to maintain her advantage in the upcoming rounds.

Round 4:
Selena's fallen back on points early but she's experienced enough to weather the British storm and that's something Keira simply didn't anticipate. She enforces the close range drill trying to blow the American away but fails to slice the high guard for once and before she can switch her attacks downstairs Gomez NAILS her with a clubbing hook on the nose followed by a second shot on the temple. Keira's legs sink briefly as she tries to adjust her footing but the younger brunette gives her no time to recover whatsoever and cracks another hook on the nose staggering the English actress in the center of the ring. On comes the Latin pressure and Keira's too slow to react; she gets whipped on her heels under the jabbing onslaught and bumped back against the turnbuckle down the stretch. Gomez groans in her rallying effort but shuts the older girl in the corner for remainder of the round before a belting hook on the liver makes Keira scream out in pain right at the bell.

Round 5:
Keira looks furious over that lost momentum in the fourth and seeks immediate revenge but Selena ducks underneath the jabbing approach and scythes her across the tummy before adding a quick uppercut on the jaw. Ugh! Knightley bends awkwardly to the side and fails to escape the close range heat where Gomez thrives and pounds her to the body again to assume full control half-way through the round. Keira tries to swing back over the top but drops her left hand too low and when she only catches the American's shoulder, the hooking response blasts her clean on the nose and bends forward into an uppercut disaster! Oi, Keira!!! The British babe goes all jelly butt and Selena cracks another left hook into open target TO WHIP KNIGHTLEY DOWN ON HER BACKSIDE moments later! No luck for the Empire veteran who got caught on the nose again and those clean punches are simply too much for her at this stage of her career. Selena looks stunned that she knocked the former champion down but tries to keep it cool as Keira is furious with another setback like that. She beats the count at seven but suddenly looks very hittable and her confidence is pretty much gone too; Gomey thumps her back to the ropes in the remaining few seconds and cleans out the midriff to secure a whitewash in the fifth and settle as the leader on points at half-distance.

Round 6:
This isn't a career-low for Knightley yet but Gomez wastes no time in further tarnishing her legacy now; she shows superior agility to track the Brit down in the center of the round and pound her guts with a quick fake move leaving Keira's earmuff cover hanging out to dry. She leans on the veteran and rips more bruising shots downstairs and the speedy nature of this attack simply overwhelms the former champ who squeals in her efforts to break free but gets wrapped up wholesale and sinks on her knees even low. Keira slumps forward against Gomey's chest but gets bumped off and before she can raise her arms again, she gets FLATTENED with one uppercut on the chin too many. AND DOWN GOES KNIGHTLEY!!! Serena isn't the hardest punching flyweight around but shows traits of bantamweight future and Keira's defense completely lets her down here in the sixth. She remains crippled on the canvas for majority of the count but what's worse, there's no fire in her eyes anymore and she lets this one go allowing the ref to count her out soon afterwards. KO6 Selena Gomez!!!

AFTER: That's four defeats in a row for the British babe and her last win dates back to November 2011 when Selena was barely getting started in the league. There's nothing left from the bantamweight championship days and one must wonder if her days on the Empire Boxing roster are numbered. The lack of a fighting spark after the second knockdown was particulary ominious and sends Knightley down among the fellow strugglers Jessica Alba and Jaime Pressly whose imminitent FCBA future has retirement written all over it. While BBU always remains a viable option for anyone born in the UK and Keira - aged 31 - is anything but worn out physically, her biggest problem seems to lay in her mental approach and that's something notoriously difficult to overcome when the defeats just keep on coming.

On the other hand Selena scores another vital success in her quest to unseat Jessica Lowndes from the LCA Alpha status however she needs an upgrade in opposition to make it happen. Someone like Kristen Stewart immediately springs to mind however due to the rocky relations between Front Street Gym and the Bradenton-based group, that match-up might never take place - even during the currently ongoing stable war between the two.

Final result: Selena Gomez def. Keira Knightley KO6.